One crafty bitch…

Yes I can

I mean the “yes,I can” as an answer to a question, rather than as an empowering call to action.

What, indeed, can I do? Well it’s make a pair of undies. I wondered if I could and yes I can. I’ve seen lots of people do it on the blogs and have even come across some ladies making lovely bras. I’ve no interest in bra making since I’ve got a super common boobage size and get them on sale. Panties are the cheap thrills of the lingerie game, so I thought I’d start there.

Now you can buy a panty pattern but I just cut apart a pair that I liked but were ready for the trash. I made my pattern from the cut up pair and made a “muslin” from a tshirt pulled from the Goodwill bag. My first sample came out perfectly wearable. I now have a use for the small scraps of knit fabric from sewing projects or a use for tshirts I don’t want to wear.

The panty construction process also had me review all the stretch stitches on my Bernina that I just wasn’t using. They’re awesome and I used the stretch overlock for the straight seams and plain zigzag to attach the fold over elastic. I found fold over elastic for 50 cents a yard at my fave Fabrix so I stocked up for future projects. As you can tell, I’m pretty pleased with myself for finding a way to wear a tshirt on my ass.

I also made another recipe from my new favorite book Super Natural Every Day. I’ve made several dishes that were all good and today’s soup was no exception. It’s the Green Lentil Soup and I made the version with green split peas because I like them better. Yummy! It’s a bit spicy with a hint of coconut milk and curry. Yay for leftovers!

This line had me cracking up: “I’m pretty pleased with myself for finding a way to wear a tshirt on my ass.”
And I’ve been meaning to buy that cookbook, but hadn’t done it yet. Sounds like it’s a winner, huh? I know I have her first cookbook around here somewhere — I’ll have to dig it out.